Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-01-13

The proprietors OF the Boston Herald
announce to their employees q proposition
to give to them Tor the current year q por.
ton OF the net profit OF the business, after
reserying the interest on the value of the
property. The employees are to share in
proportion to the wages received during
the year.
The Law and Order league OF Pittsburg
has inaugurated war on Sabbath break
ers. Recently all the cigar stores. coniec-
tioneries and large number OF saloons
were closed. The cigar dealers threaten to
retaliate by stopping the street cars and
closing up all kinds OF business on Sundays.
Monaghan a. Galley's Opera house al
New Lisbon, Ohio, was burned. Loss
heavy.
A man dressed in dark suis OF clothes
committed suicide at Niagara Falls by
jumping from the railway suspension bridge
into the rapids OF the Niagara river, a
distance OF 1875 ieet
Judge Barrett OF New York has
granted an injunction restraining the Globe
Mutual Benetit association from insurins
Infants. on the ground that such pratice
is illegal
Thomas r. Whitehead, clerk OF the Cleve-
land board OF education, IL $4,000 short
in his accounts.
The secretary OF the treasury on MONDAY
the 3rd inst, directed the removal OF A. NJ.
Serbia IRON the Office of the bank examiner
at New York. He refused to resign at the
request oil the controller OF the currency,
NJ. Y. Snyder. the newly appointed exaini-
ner, left Washington Sunday with instruc
tions TO take charge Of the Office.
Senator Mitchell OF Oregon has been
visiting the iron furnaces OF Pennsylvania,
George Hill, one OF the com missioners oil
Lasalle county, Texas, a leading citizen ol
the town OF Twohig, was assassinated
Senator Shermans wife has gone to los
Angeles, with her children, for the winter
The rational debt statement shows a
decrease OF 9,35s, 202 for December.
There are u full dozen candidates for the
seat OF Senator Logan, and no one i
greatly ahead.
For the month OF December, 1856. the
total business OF the st. Paul postoiiice
amounted to 1854, 79l.6T, an increase oI
$35, 66I over the same month oil 1855.
Miss Caldwell, who gave $500, 600 to
the proposed Roman Catholic university
wants Bishop Spaulding to be president o.
the Institution.
At Sioux City. in the district court John
Arensdorf Fred Munchrath, Paul II. Lead
or, Harry Sherman and Albert koschntski
pleaded not guiltyto the charge 81 murder
ing Rev. DIR. Haddoek. and we're given FUR
Their time to p;ead to the charges oil con
spiracy. Sylvester Granda pleaded not
guilty to the charges OF conspiracy and
murder. Granda filed an affidavit oil IN
ability TO procure a counsel, and Judg,
Isaac Pendleton was appointed to defend
him. Assignments have been made in the
-, ,l,nN a.. Ia.x tsRat Ia
| trial OF the Haddock case cannot come or
before that time, and no assignment has
yet been made for it, but it is expected to
get at II during the term.
Secretary Muldrow, of the interior de
partment, reversed the decision of Com
missioner Sparks canceling the homestead
entry OF Edward Flynn upon the northwest
| quarter OF section III. town 1O1. range 81
| Mitchell land district Flynn lived thret
| and one.half years upon the land and was
then driven to st. Paul, Minneapolis and
| Chicago to secure treatment for iailin!
| eyes, and had to be gone for two years
| hiring a neighbor to preserve his claims
| The neighbor failed to do SO. and Spark,
cancelled the claim for abandonment. The
secretary confirms Flynn's entry and dis
misses the contest, which John Arcnds hae
brought against the entry.
Postmasters commissioned: Minnesota
| Dora w. Baer. Fourth-class postmasters
/ appointed--Mi Minnesota: Silver Creek. j. II
| Whitney. Dakota: Michigan, Elizabeth
| Greene.
4 Bids we're opened by thesupervising archi
| tect for stone and brick work for the super
| structure of the court house and postotiict
| building at Des Moines. The bidders and
amounts were as follows: T.. Brainard 4
| Sons, Chicago, stone work, S29, 700. Rict
I & Rassett Chicago, stone work, Sample
No. |, $2i, S36 No. =, $25, $50; No. =
! S27 900. For brick work, il contract j,
awarded, S9,S75. Mccarthy d Corbett
| Jobst and G. r. Carroll, for bricks, SIG
| 997 X. S. Finkborne, Des Moines, stone
work, SAL ,227; brick work, s1s,655.
| The Pennsylvania supreme court affirm
ed the constitutionality and validity OF tn,
oleomargarine act. The court says: The
manufacture, sale and keeping OF an articlc
| may alike be prohibited by the legislature
| il in their judgment the protection OF tn,
| public from injury and fraud requires it
| To deny the authority OF the legislatur,
tn do so is to attack all thatis vital IL
the public power.
The loss by the ire at Wood street, Lon
don, is 100000.
Both branches OF congress adjourned
shortly after reassembling on the announce
ment OF the death of Senator Logan.
Charles II. Sheriff, who has been fol
many years the Washington representative
OF the Northern Pacific railroad company
and its affiliated interests, died suddenly ii
Washington OF heart disease.
The annual rental fpews in Henry Ward
Beecher's church realized SGT ,s6I-an ex
l,aa ..4 of. at
More shaking OF the earth in South Caro-
lima and Maryland.
Col Julian McAllster, of the ordinanc,
corps 4. 5. a., died at Governors island
| aged So.
Postofices established Dakota: Fol
som, Custer county. Postmasters com
| observation-disclosures; Preparation, j. T. Raw
| Inns. Fourth-class postmasters appoint
cd Minnesota; Donnelly, A Fl. Tarrey
Gaylord, W. Benne; Sabin, l.. L. Leighton
Dakota: Milton. G. 6. Hammers. Mon
| tana Barney. T.. II. Brown. Wisconsin
| C&lvary. f. Became; Fillmore c. Wittig
Lasiartine, \. $. Allen.
The debate upon the interstate com
nerce bill presented by the eonierenc,
| committee will Immediately commence il
! the senate. When it will end no one il
rash enough TO predict.
The senate committee on territories hav
| ing in charge Judge Church's nomination
as governor OF Dakota it is stated bav'
| agreed upon favorable report ana vii
/ recommend 1t for confirmation at thu
next executive session.
| The Central sugar house and refinery o
| Gen. Adolphus, in Iberia parish La, wa,
! burned. Loss, 500, 900; insured.
The Dartmouth hotel and many othe
buildings at Hanover, \. H., were burned
/ the loss being Sl25,000.
| Weathcrby, Stevens & Co, dry goods
| Cincinnati, assigned, with S1c5, 900 debt
and S13S, 600 assets.
I The cold wave from tho NorthNes
| reached Florida Sunday the I'd inst Mon
| day the temperature fell to 81 in the earl,
morning. and Tuesday morning a still low
| err temperature was reached. At Jackson
1 vile the thermometer reached 20 deg
| The weather is now rapidly moderat ting.
The Indiana supreme court affirmed tn,
| deeisioa OF the lower court in the lieuten
| ant goyernorship case, declaring that Greer
/ Smith. the democratic claimant had M
| standing in court.
/ In the past few weeks the Irish Nati0na
| leagae fund has been increased $25, 600 By
| American contributions.
! The Nebraska legislature organized. elect
! ing Halan A. Van Wyekman speaker OF th,
| house. and an anti-Van Wycknan presi
| dent OF the senate-botli republicans. il i
| positively stated that Congressman Lair,
will not contest for the United States sena
1 torship.
| Between Albany and Boston, six car,
were thrown from the track ty q broker
wheel The cars caught fire, and severa
were burned to death.